The Winnipeg Jets have signed their first-round draft pick from earlier this year.

Speedy left-winger Nikolaj Ehlers on Tuesday signed a three-year contract with an average annual value of $1.625 million. The Jets picked the Aalborg, Denmark, product ninth overall at this year’s draft in Philadelphia.

The 18-year-old Ehlers appeared in 63 games last year for the QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads, and he scored 49 goals and added 55 assists. He was named the Canadian Hockey League’s rookie of the year.

Jets sign 2014 top draft pick Nikolaj Ehlers to entry-level contract

The Winnipeg Jets have signed their first-round draft pick from earlier this year.

Speedy left-winger Nikolaj Ehlers on Tuesday signed a three-year contract with an average annual value of $1.625 million. The Jets picked the Aalborg, Denmark, product ninth overall at this year’s draft in Philadelphia.

The 18-year-old Ehlers appeared in 63 games last year for the QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads, and he scored 49 goals and added 55 assists. He was named the Canadian Hockey League’s rookie of the year.